Dutch baritone Henk Neven is a former BBC New Generation Artist, and is now co-Artistic Director, alongside the exceptional pianist Hans Eijsackers, of the International Lied Festival Zeist, our partner festival in the Netherlands. They begin our extended Schubert weekend with a programme of ballads, by not only Schubert but also Schumann, Loewe and Liszt. The idea of extended storytelling in song is not just about high drama and thrills – though there are plenty of those! – but also a psychological richness that can unfold through a narrative. This promises to be an unmissable recital.